MOSCOW, 3 Aug. The Ukrainian army will suffer a severe defeat if it tries to advance in the south of the republic. Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis stated this in an article for 19FortyFive. and, in the end, potentially lose even more territory than she controlled at the beginning of the battle,» the military said. According to the officer, he took part in training tank battles in Europe for many years, so he can definitely say that he will carry out large-scale offensive operations it is extremely difficult without experienced soldiers. As Davis writes, the lion's share of regular Ukrainian servicemen has already died in battles, and unfired recruits are coming en masse to take their place. He also recalled that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will have to deal with an enemy with a complete advantage in manpower, aviation and artillery.2 August, 18:10 The Federalist: Ukrainians are defecting to Russia because of Kyiv's atrocities»These are not actions that can be performed by troops with limited or no training at the level of a platoon, company and battalion,» the lieutenant colonel emphasized.Earlier, the Ukrainian minister In an interview with The Times, Aleksey Reznikov said that he is forming «million-strong combat forces equipped with Western weapons» to carry out the order to «liberate» the southern coastal regions, «vital to the country's economy.» As Mikhail Sheremet, State Duma deputy from the Crimean region, noted, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is losing on all fronts, but continues to push his state towards inevitable collapse. In his opinion, such orders testify to the political agony of the Kyiv regime. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to liberate Donbass. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The Ministry of Defense reported that the army has already significantly reduced the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. run out of stocks of missiles for HIMARS
